Ginebra def. Meralco, 91-87 (REPLAY VIDEO) PBA Finals Game 1 | Jan 7

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Barangay Ginebra defeated Meralco Bolts, 91-87 to take a 1-0 series lead in their best-of-7 finals in the 2019 PBA Governors' Cup on Tuesday in front of the 10,708 crowd in at the SMART Araneta Coliseum.

Finals Game 2 is on Friday, January 10, at the Quezon Convention Center in Lucena City, Quezon.

Barangay Ginebra drew first blood in the #2019GovsCupFinals with a 91-87 win over the Meralco Bolts.#PBAonESPN5 #PBALabanKungLaban #PBAGovsCup pic.twitter.com/wRKXMZlmvd
— ESPN5 (@Sports5PH) January 7, 2020

The scores:

Ginebra 91 - Brownlee 38 (16reb), J. Aguilar 16 (6reb, 3blk, 3ast), Tenorio 14, Pringle 10 (5reb, 4ast), Slaughter 8 (8reb, 4blk), Thompson 2 (6ast, 5reb), Chan 2, Devance 1, Mariano 0.

Meralco 87 - Durham 25 (18reb, 10ast), Newsome 24 (8reb), Almazan 20 (13reb), Amer 9, Caram 4, Quinto 3, Maliksi 2, Faundo 0, Hodge 0, Pinto 0.

Quarters: 19-19, 37-43, 68-71, 91-87. [FULL GAME STATS] | [FULL HIGHLIGHTS]

Best Player : @japethaguilar35 with 16 points, 6 rebounds, 3 blocks and 3 assists.#PBAFinals pic.twitter.com/MkEWsixZWh
— PBA (@pbaconnect) January 7, 2020

Ginebra vs. Meralco (FULL REPLAY) PBA Finals Game 1
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.@barangayginebra nabbed Game 1 of the #2019GovsCupFinals as they escaped the Meralco Bolts, 91-87, to draw first blood in the best-of-seven affair.

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— ESPN5 (@Sports5PH) January 7, 2020